Russian Jet Approaches U.S. Warplane Over Syria

A Russian fighter jet came within 2 miles of a U.S. fighter jet over Syria. As tensions in the region climb, a Russian official said it was “hurtful” that the U.S. and Russia were not cooperating more in the region. Russian fighter approached the U.S. aircraft over Syria “not to intimidate, but to identify” The Russian fighter approached the U.S. aircraft over Syrian airspace “not to intimidate, but to identify the object,” Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, was quoted as saying. The Russian jet maneuvered to near 2 or 3 kilometers from the U.S. plane this…